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Developing tomorrow's skilled worker has become more important than ever. Join the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, Kirkwood Community College, United Way of East Central Iowa in a best practice and idea generation to build a strong future workforce.  When: 7:30 - 9 a.m., Oct. 31
Where: The Hotel at Kirkwood, 76th Avenue and Kirkwood Boulevard SW, Cedar Rapids.
Speakers:
Rick Dickinson, CEO and President, of the Greater Dubuque Development Corp., will talk about how Dubuque positioned itself to draw IBM to the community. Lily French, Director of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa School of Social Work, will talk about what happens if we don't equip people with the skills needed by local industries. Kim Johnson, Vice President of Continuing Education and Training Services at Kirkwood Community College, will talk about the types of strategies that are being implemented and developed. Register here! We hope to see you later this month, Your United Way Team Thanks to our event sponsors:
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United Way Donor Wins Smulekoff's Furniture
United Way is excited to announce that we are able to give prizes again this year to acknowledge donors to our annual campaign.  | | Dennis Kelly, with Smulekoff's, and Jake Zoss, with Cargill. |
Jake Zoss, a Cargill employee, was the first winner. He won a Peaceful Dreams Beautyrest Black Mattress set valued at $2,700. Smulekoff's donated the prize. Click here to see the video of when we surprised Jake Zoss with the news. One winner will be drawn each month September through November 2012 and surprised on camera with the prize. All donors are automatically entered in the drawing. For more on the prizes go here. Thanks to Smulekoff's and Jake Zoss for the donations! |
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34 People Added to 2012 Leadership Directory
Since Sept. 28, another 34 leadership givers have added their names to this year's leadership directory. Eighteen are members of the Sinclair Society, meaning they pledged at least $1,250. Sixteen are members of the Quarton Society, meaning they give between $500 and $1,249. One of those is also a member of the Women's Leadership Initiative and one is a Young Leader. Thank you for your support! View our live 2012 Leadership Directory here. |
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Can You Volunteer on Oct. 27?
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Make a Difference Day is just around the corner and thousands of projects will take place across the nation involving companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals interested in volunteering.
Join the movement on October 27, 2012, and volunteer to make a difference in our community! There may also be some projects on Friday, October 26th.
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Stay updated on campaign progress
As of last Friday, almost $700,000 has been pledged toward our $10+ million goal for the year.
You can keep up
at this link with the campaign progress. We are updating the total every Friday.
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